Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia

There is an argument to be made, and I noted that some have said that this whole idea of the deadline, there is no deadline in the actual text of the bill that passed for the ERA, is there?

That would be because it is actually from really in the right to privacy under the Constitution that those cases were decided.

The ERA and what we are talking about here today was never mentioned in any of those cases, was it?

The whole world knows, as some of the witnesses have stated, that in this country we do treat women equally.

The National Housing Trust Fund program at its current funding level, all of the funding, all of the dollars go to States in order for them to get the funds out to developers to build and preserve apartments for the lowest-income people.

How can increased investment in the National Housing Trust Fund help low-income communities stay in their homes?

Without some government involvement, the market fails to develop any new low-income housing?

Guess what? They really haven't.

How do we prioritize and provide resources for equitable transit-oriented development projects that will maintain diverse communities in the full sense of the word like Logan Square?

I believe in improving transportation and mobility for neighborhoods.

Affordable housing is the key to that.

However, we know that development when done incorrectly in Chicago can lead to gentrification, displacement, and racially inequitable outcomes.

Transit-oriented development: The Chicago City Council 5 years ago passed an ordinance encouraging transit-oriented development.

Housing First is a good example of that and it is the model that we use today to help end homelessness in communities across the country.

Housing for poor people, not profits.

I have seen what the need for housing was then.

Why do they need a Member of Congress to help them talk to a bank? Can't you all be just a little bit friendlier?

And frankly, they have a right to be angry. Because you know what? I am angry too.

People remain angry that institutions you represent endangered the national and global economic stability a decade ago.

Well, how tiny is tiny? Because tiny for you may be millions and that is not tiny to the average consumer.

Just a yes or no because my time is running out, what about Citibank?

Do you do that for all natural emergencies?

I was particularly concerned that of all the complaints that I got during the unforgivable Government shutdown, some of my TSA workers in my district had the biggest problems with your bank, Bank of America.

So many things just haven't changed. You know, the need for rest breaks, the need for medical care, the education.

Thank you again for holding this hearing. This is something that I have followed for many years.